Competitive Success
Over the years, Westfield students have experienced remarkable competitive success. Most weekends our students bring home an award or two from a debate tournament or Model U.N. conference. This page is a small selection of some of our most important wins to date.
International Competitions
International Public Policy Forum
2017 World Champions
Worlds Individual Debate & Public Speaking Championship
2018 - South Africa - Westfield Debater Qualified & Finished in the Top 20%
2017 - Australia - Westfield Debater Qualified
U.S.
Debate Awards
National High School Debate Team Rankings
2019 - Westfield Team Ranked 2nd Parliamentary in U.S.
Yale Osterweis
2021 Champions and Top Speaker
2019 Varsity & Novice Champions
2018 Varsity Champions
2019 & 2018 Westfield vs. Westfield Final
2017 Varsity Champions
UPENN
2016 Champions
2014 Champions
Yale Invitational
2019 Champions
2018 Champions
2015 Champions
Vassar Debate Tournament
2019 Top Varsity speaker
2018 Champions
2018 Westfield vs. Westfield Final
CT Middle School Debate Competition
10-Time Champions
Top Speaker 11 times in the last 14 years
Model U.N. Awards
Yale Model U.N.
2019 - Three Outstanding Delegates & Two Honorable Mentions
2018 - Honorable Mention
2017 - Two Best Delegates
2015 - Best Delegate & Outstanding Delegate
2015 - Best New School
Global Classrooms Model U.N.
2019 - Best Delegate & Three Honorable Mentions
2018 - Two Honorable Mentions
UCONN High School Model U.N.
2019 - Best Delegate
2018 - Best Delegate
Boston University Academy Model U.N.
2019 - Best Delegate
2018 - Best Position Paper
Kingswood Oxford Model U.N.
2021 - Two Best Delegates, Two Outstanding Delegates
2019 - Five Best Delegates, Outstanding Delegate & Honorable Mention
2018 - Best Delegate, Outstanding Delegate & Honorable Mention
2017 - Best Delegate, Outstanding Delegate & Honorable Mentions
Rutgers Model Congress
2021 - Best Small Delegation, Best Position Paper and Most Improved
Canada
McGill Debate Invitational
2019 Champions
2018 Grand Finalists
2015 Junior Champions & Top Junior Speaker
First US team ever to win either division
University of Western Ontario BP Championship
2021 Grand Champion
2021 Top Varsity Speaker
The York School Burkett Bowl
2021 Champions & Top Speaker
China
NHSDLC Beijing
2020 Two Open Quarterfinalists & Two 4th Place Speakers
2019 Open Double Octafinalists
2019 Second Place Team (Middle School Division)
2018 Double Octafinalists (Middle School Division)
BWYA Speakeasy
2020 Champions & Top Speaker
NSDA Nanjing
2020 Champions & 8th Place Speaker
Dulwich “Debate for Change” Tournament
2019 Quarterfinalists
"I know it's not about the awards but they are an indicator of the caliber of the kids' training and the depth of the education Westfield is giving them—so glad you are doing this work in the world."
- B.D.